The U.S. Brands We Most Want To See In Canada
It's the Fourth of July, the day Americans celebrate as their own. We at HuffPost Canada have had America on our minds a lot lately, particularly the U.S. invasion of Canadian retail. We've lamented...
View ArticleTSX modestly higher at end of positive week, N.Y. shut for July 4 holiday
TORONTO - Industrials and telecoms led the way to a minor advance Friday on the Toronto stock market at the end of a positive week.Canada's main stock market closed at another record high as the...
View ArticleLoonie declines, trading quiet with U.S. markets closed for Independence Day
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed lower Friday in a quiet session with U.S. markets closed for the Independence Day holiday.The loonie was down from session highs, off 0.15 of a cent to 93.84 cents...
View ArticleUnclaimed Money, Assets In Canada Could Top $4 Billion To $7 Billion
MONTREAL -- Millions of Canadians unknowingly have billions of dollars worth of their money and assets being held by companies and government agencies, available for recovery. The Bank of Canada alone...
View ArticleGoogle Restores Links To Some Media Articles It Erased
Google has restored links to some media articles it had removed from European search results in an effort to comply with a privacy ruling from Europe's top court, following complaints of censorship....
View ArticleBritish Columbians, Albertans Differ Wildly On Northern Gateway Pipeline...
A new poll shows British Columbians and Albertans have wildly divergent views on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, though both sides agree on the economic benefits the project will bring. How...
View ArticleGlobal News 1, Shaw Media's Planned News Channel, Seeks License
TORONTO - Shaw Media is making plans to launch a national TV news channel called Global News 1.In filings to the CRTC, the media division of Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B), which operates Global...
View ArticleBlue Bird recalls 2,500 school buses to fix steering issue, no accidents or...
Blue Bird is recalling more than 2,500 All American school buses and some transit buses to fix a problem that could make steering more difficult.The company also is recalling a smaller number of school...
View ArticleNSA Not Spying On Canadians, But The 'Five Eyes' Are
A secret court authorization allows the NSA to spy on all of the world’s countries except four, one of them being Canada, according to U.S. government documents obtained by the Washington Post. The NSA...
View ArticleCanadian Consul-General's Home In Miami For Sale (PHOTOS)
The house pictured above is a Canadian government building. It’s 3801 Riviera Drive in Coral Gables, Fla., a ritzy neighbourhood in Miami. The house has six bedrooms, marble floors, an inground...
View ArticleQuebec's Lassonde buys U.S. juice brand Apple & Eve for US$150 million
Fruit juice maker Lassonde Industries may introduce some of its popular Canadian brands to the large American market after acquiring Apple & Eve, a leading U.S. independent branded juice company...
View ArticlePuerto Rico cuts entertainment perks, free tickets for elderly
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A night at the theatre — or an afternoon of baseball — will now take a bigger chunk of cash from the pockets of Puerto Rico's elderly.Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla on Thursday...
View ArticleKinder Morgan Skirting Questions About Trans Mountain: City Of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan has failed to answer many of the questions put to the company about its proposed Trans Mountain pipeline through the regulatory review process, charge a chorus of critics that...
View ArticleCrude oil slips for seventh straight session as supplies set to increase
The price of crude oil slipped below $104 a barrel Friday, extending its drop to seven straight days, as expectations of increased supply offset strong U.S. employment growth.Benchmark West Texas...
View ArticleCBC: Netflix Should Pay Tax To Subsidize CanCon
The CBC and Netflix have found themselves on opposite sides in a battle over the future of funding for Canadian content. The CBC wants the CRTC, Canada’s telecom regulator, to require Netflix to...
View ArticleHealth Canada inspection raises concerns about GSK flu vaccine plant
TORONTO - Health Canada has advised pharmaceutical giant GSK it wants to see an action plan for fixing problems at the country's only flu vaccine production facility.GSK was given 30 days in which to...
View Article'Transformers' earns almost as much in China as in US after record number of...
BEIJING, China - The latest "Transformers" movie, which features Chinese locations, actors and products, has so far earned almost as much in China as in the United States, driven by a record number of...
View ArticleOverheated U.S. market to force Couche-Tard into overseas acquisitions: analysts
MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard is expected to focus on growing its overseas convenience store network because of the high cost of expanding in an overheated acquisition market in the United...
View ArticleTraders cautious ahead of a flood of U.S. second- quarter earnings reports
TORONTO - Traders will likely be cautious heading into this week, looking for reassurance about U.S. economic strength from a flood of American corporate earnings coming out this month.Resource company...
View ArticleLoonie's Strength Spoiling Bank of Canada's Plans For Economy
OTTAWA - With the resurgent loonie spoiling the Bank of Canada's best laid plans, has the time come for governor Stephen Poloz to take off the kid gloves?The re-emergence of a muscular Canadian...
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